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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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